Life History, Abundance, Activity, and Special BehaviorsMales were calling in January at night in choruses from trees
more than 3 m high along brooks in forest.

Call (from the terra typica, 25 °C): Composed of a series of
short clicks (each click can be regarded as a note), repeated after intervals
of 369-532 ms (mean 416 ms) and lasting 19-43 ms (mean 34 ms). Note repetition
rate is about 2.5/s, frequency ranges from 2 to 3 kHz. The end of the call is
characterized by some rapid note-series (of about 5 notes/series).

Calls from Andasibe are similar: note repetition rate is 2.1/s, the rapid note-series
at the end of the call can consist of upto 12 notes. Frequency is between 2.5
and 3 kHz.

Eggs and tadpoles: Unknown.

Breeding takes place in streams (Nussbaum et al. 2008).

Trends and ThreatsLeast Concern: wide distribution and large population. It occurs in the Parc National d'Andohahela and the Réserve Spéciale d’Analamazaotra (Nussbaum et al. 2008).

Possible reasons for amphibian decline

General habitat alteration and lossHabitat modification from deforestation, or logging related activitiesIntensified agriculture or grazingUrbanizationHabitat fragmentation

Written by Miguel Vences and Frank Glaw (m.vences AT tu-bs.de), Assistant Professor and Curator of Vertebrates at the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics in the Zoological Museum at the University of AmsterdamFirst submitted 2000-10-24Edited by Henry Zhu (2010-07-19)